The 700-room hotel was built by local entrepreneur Philip Gevurtz[4] and opened on February 8, 1912.

[7] At the time of its closure, The Oregonian wrote that the Multnomah had been "one of the most famous hotels on the Pacific Coast".

[9] The hotel has hosted Paramahansa Yogananda,[10]Queen Marie of Romania, Charles Lindbergh,[6][7] Rudolph Valentino, Amelia Earhart,[11] Jimmy Stewart, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Elvis Presley,[12] and every president from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Nixon.

[8]Maurice Ravel and Lisa Roma concert in Ball Room Feb.15, 1928 8:30 pm [13]

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